President Joe Biden pointed out that he is keeping up to date with everything related to the passage of storm Hilary, which has devastated the state of California and reported the “immediate” help that his government has offered to deal with the emergency.
The Democrat, who has been criticized for his response to the historic fires that devastated Hawaii, where so far the death toll has reached 114 and more than a thousand missing, He stressed that as soon as Hilary’s route was clear, which arrived in California as a tropical storm, after reaching the category of hurricane, his Government “took immediate measures to prepare.”
Among the measures announced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deployed personnel and supplies to California that will be sent to hardest-hit communities and that the The Coast Guard, for its part, has aircraft in a strategic position to provide a rapid response with regard to search and rescue efforts..
In addition, The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a “catastrophic flood” warning. due to heavy rains.
“My administration has also deployed federal personnel to Nevada to ensure the state has additional support, and we will continue to coordinate with California, Nevada and Arizona for the resources they may need“, indicated the president in a statement in which he stressed that he spoke with the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, about the measures that were taken to prepare for emergencies.
Biden also stressed that he continues to receive information about the storm as well as the category 5 earthquake that was felt in the south of the state.
“My Administration stands ready to provide additional assistance upon request. I urge people to take this storm seriously and listen to state and local officials,” the president said.
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